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Orsos Island - the smallest personal floating island yet in a fast growing market ($200M) The concept of a floating island has been with us throughout history, but sprang back into the limelight just four years ago when Wally Yachts came up with an island-themed megayacht named the Wally Island. At an estimated US$200 million, the Wally Island was not designed for the common man, but the concept appears to have ignited a flurry of activity in the marine industry, with new designs focused on a comfortable movable living space that breaks the naval architectural mold. Now an Austrian-based company intends to manufacture much smaller, tailor made miniature floating islands, at a fraction of the cost. Read More

Orsos Island - the smallest personal floating island yet in a fast growing market ($200M)

The concept of a floating island has been with us throughout history, but sprang back into the limelight just four years ago when Wally Yachts came up with an island-themed megayacht named the Wally Island. At an estimated US$200 million, the Wally Island was not designed for the common man, but the concept appears to have ignited a flurry of activity in the marine industry, with new designs focused on a comfortable movable living space that breaks the naval architectural mold. Now an Austrian-based company intends to manufacture much smaller, tailor made miniature floating islands, at a fraction of the cost. Read More

ASV hulls would dramatically improve ship efficiency by riding on a cushion of air A European project is developing new Air Support Vessel (ASV) hull designs that allow watercraft to ride on a cushion of air to greatly reduce friction between the hull and the water, resulting in more hull speed for less power than conventional designs. The project is part of a EUR10,000,000 (approx. US$13,225,000) project funded in part by the European Union, the Norwegian Research Council and Innovation Norway, and Norwegian company Effect Ships International AS has recently completed tank-testing in Sweden of two ASV hull models. Read More www.neverfail.co

ASV hulls would dramatically improve ship efficiency by riding on a cushion of air

A European project is developing new Air Support Vessel (ASV) hull designs that allow watercraft to ride on a cushion of air to greatly reduce friction between the hull and the water, resulting in more hull speed for less power than conventional designs. The project is part of a EUR10,000,000 (approx. US$13,225,000) project funded in part by the European Union, the Norwegian Research Council and Innovation Norway, and Norwegian company Effect Ships International AS has recently completed tank-testing in Sweden of two ASV hull models. Read More www.neverfail.co

Source gizmag.com

Super Yacht Concept! Feadship Royal Dutch shipyards will offer a glimpse into the rarefied world ofsuperyachts at the Dubai International Boat Show later this month (March 13-17). The luxury watercraft manufacturer’s 56 meter (183.75 ft) Future Concept vessel Qi(say “chee”) will be showcased (scale model only) along with a few of Feadship’s real-world 70 meter-plus (229 ft+) multimillion dollar models, the 81 meter (266 ft)Air, and the 77.7 meter (252 ft) Tango. Built for a realm where just turning the engines on at the dock for ten minutes will set the owner back hundreds of dollars, these are designs that are sure to impress. Read More www.neverfail.co

Super Yacht Concept!

Feadship Royal Dutch shipyards will offer a glimpse into the rarefied world ofsuperyachts at the Dubai International Boat Show later this month (March 13-17). The luxury watercraft manufacturer’s 56 meter (183.75 ft) Future Concept vessel Qi(say “chee”) will be showcased (scale model only) along with a few of Feadship’s real-world 70 meter-plus (229 ft+) multimillion dollar models, the 81 meter (266 ft)Air, and the 77.7 meter (252 ft) Tango. Built for a realm where just turning the engines on at the dock for ten minutes will set the owner back hundreds of dollars, these are designs that are sure to impress. Read More www.neverfail.co

Source gizmag.com

China’s aircraft carrier hotel opens to the public We first covered this story back in August, when news surfaced of an unusual hotel being constructed in the bowels of ex-Russian aircraft carrier the Kiev - the centerpiece of an 80,000 square meter (20 acre) state-supported military theme park in Tianjin, China. Three carriers were purchased from the Russians around 1996, and while one is being fitted out to become China’s first real aircraft carrier, the other two have found employment as a casino and - in the case of the Kiev - a novel hotel. Last year the tale could have been dismissed as perhaps a fanciful ambition, but now the ship is on track to offer 148 rooms to the public, and we have some official pictures of the interior. (Details) www.neverfail.co

China’s aircraft carrier hotel opens to the public

We first covered this story back in August, when news surfaced of an unusual hotel being constructed in the bowels of ex-Russian aircraft carrier the Kiev - the centerpiece of an 80,000 square meter (20 acre) state-supported military theme park in Tianjin, China. Three carriers were purchased from the Russians around 1996, and while one is being fitted out to become China’s first real aircraft carrier, the other two have found employment as a casino and - in the case of the Kiev - a novel hotel. Last year the tale could have been dismissed as perhaps a fanciful ambition, but now the ship is on track to offer 148 rooms to the public, and we have some official pictures of the interior. (Details) www.neverfail.co

Source gizmag.com